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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gijs Groosman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gijs Groosman!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groosman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burger.
Groosman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burger tries to clinch up.
Burger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Groosman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Groosman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Groosman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burger is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Groosman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Groosman has escaped and now he's on top!
Burger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burger controls Groosman momentarily but Groosman frees himself.
Groosman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Groosman is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Burger has control of Groosman's left arm, preventing Groosman from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groosman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Burger is proving hard to escape from.
Burger is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Groosman tries to circle away but Burger has him pinned against the cage.
Groosman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Groosman looks to land a left hand but Burger moved out of range nicely.
Burger throws a low kick, looking for Groosman's leg but Groosman calmly moves out of range.
Burger misses the jab.
Burger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Groosman's waist but Groosman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burger off to one side.
Groosman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Groosman swats away the attempt to clinch by Burger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Groosman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burger.
Groosman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Groosman's knee momentarily.
Groosman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burger misses with a double jab.
Groosman misses the shot to the body.
Burger shoots in for a takedown but Groosman shows good takedown defense.
Burger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burger ducks under a wild hook from Groosman.
Burger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Groosman.
Burger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Groosman is out of range.
Burger tests Groosman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Groosman.
A swing and a miss from Groosman.
Groosman misses with an uppercut. Burger saw that one coming.
Burger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Burger showed some decent athleticism there.
Groosman won't allow Burger to pass to mount.
Groosman is looking to improve his position.
Groosman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Burger wants to control but Groosman is keeping him busy.
Groosman looking for submissions off his back.
Groosman looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Groosman wants to get back to full guard.
Groosman wants to control the action here but instead Burger manages to pass to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Groosman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Burger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burger raining down shots from the mount!
Burger lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Burger.
Burger with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Burger looking to control but Groosman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Burger dominated that round.
That's time! Burger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Burger is looking to clinch.
Groosman throws a combination that misses
and Burger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Groosman breaks from the clinch.
Burger closes the distance and clinches up with Groosman, looking for a takedown. Burger pushes Groosman against the cage but Groosman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
King Burger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Groosman misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Groosman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Groosman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Groosman sprawls well. Groosman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burger gets slowly back to his feet.
Gijs Groosman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Burger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger ducks under a wild hook from Groosman.
Burger slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Groosman misses with a straight left.
Groosman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Groosman just misses with a punch to the body.
Groosman looks to throw the jab but Burger is out of range.
Burger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Groosman throws a body punch but Burger moves out of range.
Burger checks a leg kick.
Groosman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burger moves away.
Groosman misses with an uppercut. Burger saw that one coming.
Burger throws a nice looking combination but Groosman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Groosman lands a nice looking body shot.
Burger moves away from the strike by Groosman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groosman misses with an uppercut.
Groosman throws a big shot that misses.
Burger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice jab there from Groosman.
Burger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Groosman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Groosman is looking for a triangle but Burger pushes his legs off easily.
Groosman is breathing heavily.
Groosman is looking for a triangle but Burger pushes his legs off easily.
Burger decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Burger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groosman wants to get back to full guard.
Groosman is looking to escape.
Burger is looking to advance position but Groosman won't allow it.
Burger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Groosman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burger uses his free foot to push down on Groosman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Groosman.
Burger scoring with strikes but Groosman is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Burger.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Burger lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Groosman hang on?
Burger connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
King Burger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Burger prevents Groosman from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger landing strikes from the mount and Groosman is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Burger.
Burger avoids the attempt from Groosman to control.
Burger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Burger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Groosman is looking to escape.
Groosman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Burger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Groosman?
Burger lands with some strikes.
Burger prevents Groosman from getting the reversal.
Burger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Groosman looks a forlorn figure.
Burger is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Groosman has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Burger dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Groosman moves out of range of the strikes.
Groosman throws out a loose jab but Burger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Groosman thuds a left hand into Burger's body.
Burger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Groosman throws a jab but it's blocked by Burger.
Burger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Groosman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Groosman is fending him off so far but Burger persists. Nope, Groosman circles away and we're back to standing.
Groosman throws a body punch but Burger moves out of range.
Groosman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Groosman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groosman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Groosman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Groosman swings for the body but Burger moves out of range.
Burger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Groosman misses the target.
Burger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Groosman's guard.
Burger drops back looking for a leg! Groosman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Groosman manages to kick Burger off! Burger jumps back into Groosman's guard.
Burger works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Groosman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Groosman wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger is trying to work for a kimura but Groosman is defending well.
Burger seems to be looking for submissions.
Groosman looking for submissions off his back.
Burger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Groosman sees it coming and defends easily.
Burger is looking for a kimura but Groosman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burger to get the leverage.
Groosman pushes Burger off looking to stand but Burger dives back in and keeps control.
Groosman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burger.
Groosman wants to control but Burger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Burger is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger stops Groosman from getting back to his feet.
Burger working Groosman over with strikes.
Burger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A cross from Groosman lands.
Burger misses with a leg kick
and Groosman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Groosman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Groosman.
Groosman misses with a double jab
and Burger counters with a nice body kick.
Burger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King Burger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Groosman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burger shoots in and bounces Groosman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burger stays in close to Groosman's body and controls the position.
Burger connects with a couple of short punches.
Groosman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Burger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Groosman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burger sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Burger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Burger!
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